0 present participle of cackle
1 to make the loud, unpleasant sound of a chicken:
There was nothing but cackling and shouting about bathrooms, houses, floors, upstairs windows and roofs.
They run to and fro, like a chicken in front of a motor car, cackling the economy slogans of their opponents.
I shall speak a little louder to overcome the cackling from the benches opposite which is more appropriate to a smoking room.
They are fussy cackling creatures, and they can only see out of one side of their heads.
Her vocal utterances range from traditional singing to chirping, cackling and deep throat noises.
Their loud calls are distinctive and include hysterical cackling, laughing and screeching calls.
This may be due to its strange chattering and cackling.
This species produces a variety of harsh cackling calls at the breeding colonies, but is silent at sea.
